Caden (Philip Seymour Hoffman) ambitioned to create a stage play on how people deal with the fact that they'll all die, be it their (unconscious) denial of this fact, their ways of executions, even to the simple routines that contribute to one's acceptance or non- acceptance of this fact. However, it was not long before this project that Caden discovered a lot of serious ailments. His wife who was an artist left him taking their daughter to Berlin. He then went through a lot of discoveries. He was too busy catching up with his numerous affairs that he has lost his sense of time and find it very difficult finding a reason to continue with his life.
Essentially, we're also part of the play that Caden's creating. We play the role of a dead person; striving fellows; we share the same misery and joy with others (perhaps, in different forms). Wherever we are, whatever we're doing, the movie didn't revolve round the concept of putting up this show about life. Its a wake up call for everyone to know that we all have roles to play. I maybe the writer now and you are the reader, but one day, sooner or later, everyone will trade places.
Cue: "Die"
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